(815 ILCS 505/2B.2)
Sec. 2B.2.
Solicitations regarding records.
It is an unlawful practice for
any
person to offer for sale or sell to a consumer access to any records or copies
of any
records pertaining to the consumer that may be obtained at no cost or a nominal
cost from a governmental agency or from any consumer reporting agency as
defined in
the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act unless all offers,
solicitations, and applications for any such service include the following
statement in capital letters in not less than 10 point type:
"MANY GOVERNMENT RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OR AT A NOMINAL COST FROM
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO
GIVE YOU A COPY OF YOUR CREDIT RECORD UPON REQUEST, AT NO CHARGE OR FOR A
NOMINAL FEE."
(Source: P.A. 89-630, eff. 1-1-97.)
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